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title: "Welsh Point of Care Testing Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0777da"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Digital Health and Care Wales"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Welsh Point of Care Testing Solution

Buyer: Digital Health and Care Wales  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0777da

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## Summary

Digital Health & Care Wales procured a bespoke Welsh Point of Care Testing solution for NHS Wales. The requirement covers a digital platform supporting point-of-care testing services and medical device management, embedded within the national digital architecture. It includes medical software, medical information systems, nursing, patient administration and clinical information functionality, together with computer servers and scheduling software. The service is delivered across NHS Wales. The platform was specifically configured and developed for NHS Wales, rather than being a standard off-the-shelf product, and supports critical clinical services and patient care. The buyer is Digital Health & Care Wales, based in Cardiff. The procurement is for goods, principally healthcare and clinical information technology, delivered as an integrated national solution rather than as separate local systems.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Limited, trading as Siemens Healthineers, was selected following an open procedure. The contract was signed on 5 September 2016 and originally ran from 19 September 2016; a modification extends the active contract from 19 September 2026 to 18 September 2029. Its value is £2,256,911. The extension comprises an initial two-year period followed by a further one-year period. Digital Health & Care Wales used a permitted contract modification rather than a new procurement, to maintain continuity while it undertakes market engagement, secures approvals and prepares a replacement arrangement. The extension preserves the existing scope and supports software upgrades, implementation planning, migration and contract exit activities. The published rationale cites technical, operational, interoperability and clinical risks associated with an interim replacement.

This award demonstrates demand for a national, patient-critical point-of-care testing and medical device management platform within NHS Wales. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work would need credible capability in healthcare software, clinical information systems, medical device connectivity, patient administration, nursing workflows and scheduling. They would also need to demonstrate that their platform can integrate with a complex national digital architecture, support software upgrades and maintain reliable service continuity across healthcare settings. Relevant experience should include secure implementation, data migration, interoperability, operational support and controlled transition from an incumbent system. The requirement favours organisations with the capacity to manage a bespoke, nationally configured solution and the clinical governance, technical assurance and service resilience needed for NHS Wales. Strong evidence of delivering large-scale healthcare technology with limited disruption would be important.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DHCW has modified the Contract by extending its duration for a further period of up to three (3) years, comprising an initial two (2) year extension followed by a further one (1) year extension, extending the Contract term to 18 September 2029. The Contract was originally awarded following an Open Procedure procurement and is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). The digital platform supporting the Wales Point of Care Testing (WPOCT) service and medical device management has been specifically configured and developed to meet the requirements of NHS Wales. The solution is therefore regarded as a bespoke platform and is embedded within DHCW's national digital architecture. The extension was required for the following reasons: - To ensure continuity of service and avoid disruption to the delivery of critical clinical services across NHS Wales, which could adversely impact patient care. - To enable software upgrades and enhancements to be implemented, ensuring NHS Wales continues to achieve appropriate value for money throughout the operational life of the solution. - To provide sufficient time to undertake market engagement activities and assess the capability and capacity of suppliers and available solutions within the marketplace. - To secure the necessary funding and approvals for a replacement Point of Care Testing solution. - To minimise disruption and clinical risk arising from the resource demands associated with other national digital and service transformation programmes taking place in parallel. - To allow sufficient time to undertake a compliant procurement process and complete the associated implementation, migration and contract exit activities. DHCW estimates that these activities will require approximately 18 to 24 months to complete. DHCW concluded that procuring an interim solution until September 2029 would neither be practical nor proportionate. The existing platform forms an integral part of the NHS Wales digital landscape, and transition to an alternative supplier within the required timescales could give rise to significant technical, operational and interoperability challenges. Any disruption to the continuity or stability of these patient-critical services could adversely impact the delivery of healthcare across NHS Wales.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089785-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 Sep 2026 - 18 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,256,911 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Digital Health and Care Wales |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF11 9AD |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Siemens Healthcare Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48332000 - Scheduling software package
- 48814000 - Medical information systems
- 48814100 - Nursing information system
- 48814200 - Patient-administration system
- 48814400 - Clinical information system
- 48822000 - Computer servers

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 15:56 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089785-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://dhcw.nhs.wales
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:443785-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA81853

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